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020 $a9780230616691 (hardback)
020 $a0230616690 (hardback)
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050 00 $aTL540.E3$bW57 2010
082 00 $a629.13092$aB$222
100 1 $aWinters, Kathleen C.
245 10 $aAmelia Earhart :$bthe turbulent life of an American icon /$cKathleen C. Winters.
250 $a1st ed.
260 $aNew York :$bPalgrave Macmillan,$c2010.
300 $avi, 242 p. :$bill., map ;$c25 cm.
504 $aIncludes bibliographical references (p. [233]-235) and index.
520 $a"When Amelia Earhart disappeared over the Pacific in 1937, she was at the height of her fame. Fascination with Earhart remains just as strong today, as her mysterious disappearance continues to inspire speculation. In this nuanced and often surprising biography, acclaimed aviation historian Kathleen C. Winters moves beyond the caricature of the spunky, precocious pilot to offer a more complex portrait. Drawing on a wealth of contemporary accounts, airline records, and other original research, this book reveals a flawed heroine who was frequently reckless and lacked basic navigation skills, but who was also a canny manipulator of mass media. Winters details how Earhart and her husband, publisher George Putnam, worked to establish her as an international icon, even as other spectacular pilots went unnoticed. Sympathetic yet unsentimental, this biography helps us to see Amelia Earhart with fresh eyes"--Provided by publisher.
600 10 $aEarhart, Amelia,$d1897-1937.
650 0 $aWomen air pilots$zUnited States$vBiography.